New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-19
A HOSPITAL EXPRESSLY FOR BABIES

TINY HAVE BEEN ovi RLooKTD ~ ARRANGING
CITY cuARITIEs-A wOR ny INSTITUTION.
Tue Executive tom mittes and friends OF the New
York Infants Hospital, whose Incorporation was re-
Gently noticed ia THs TRIBUNE. earnestly endsavor-
Ing TO interest charitable WORKERS IN this inssu
lion.
The total number OF beds In Sew-York hospitals u
about ton thousand For children there three ndred
beds and for infants under cue year there are but
twsnty Founding asy lums aud nurseriss are
readily fouHd for healthy Infants but tho only insttu
tiois waers sick babies gain sdmittance are the
Babies ward OF tho Post raduste Hos dur
the summsr) the Nursery and Cbid's Hospital and
the Roosevelt Hospital aggregating but the limited
accom- aons above mentioned The CITY Health de-
states that during the three months Just passed
there 1877 deaths In now YORK aud of this
Der Lilo were Infants The excessive mortality Among
young children daring the recent hot weather -
subject Of general comment and the newly Incorporated
Institution IL All effort to reach tho classes the
mortality ocrura
I'm recent effort to secure hospital for young
child. twelve Institutions were visited before sc-
connodations wero found. Two would re-
ccivo no children under nine years OF age
om.. none under three years thrre. none
under two; one. under one aud one. none without
the mother or the three hospitals where babies are
taken. ~ied for four weeks "a come
closed and admiiaucs was at cngh giinri to tue nird
.OOsevelt nOspital-houxh that Institution possesses
Dut twelve beds for infants Rauars Island about
the ouly place where baby be sent an AS The DEAN
prefer 10 have thoir infants die IL home.
A large house on tue crown OF Murray Hiu has been
selected tor the proposo hospital Quiet and the
beat air n the city thus obtaiuaos There Will De
alton about hunred children, classifi-
be- made according To di-easos and tho separa-
oa of Tue sick from tue cOhyairscing Inc bospl
will have full quo OF curses specially trained to
caro- for infante diseases Tue Institution will bs
sectaan II Is not Intended " Interfere with the excel
Lent work done by the other hospitals and chdrcns In
stitutioHs but 10 supplement their eforiA
Ihs atten ing ply scians IN charge viii DO Dr. b. j.
McAutt aud DR.. j. a. ,icNulL Tne consulting phys-
clans will be Dr. A. n. smith, Dr. r. kiDnicuu DR. r. L.
bat,erthwar T. @. Ha,smond. DIR. Allen Starr. pr.
d. stimI'son. DIR. G.. H. Fox aud Dr. h. x Bronsou
The pairous aud corporator. the Misses. Cooper
Mrs Abram 5. Hewitt Mrs. a. willis james. Mrs Ronert
Hoe, jr Mrs IA. X Winthrop Mrs A. e. kingsand Mrs
George Kemp. Mrs Du BOis, drs Cornelius Du Bsis
Mrs William u. Vanderbilt MIRA Henry Hall. Mrs.
DICKSON, Mrs. j. Nc, ouaug0y. Mira u. Is. Iyison. Mrs
II. NJ. Flaglor, Mrs A. MarIi.g Mrs. j. Murray oily
phspr. Mrs. John Kng. Mrs ". T. schlcy, Mrs J I.
colt, Mrs r. e. Fahncstock. Mrs. James o. sheldon,
Mrs J. LenoI Banks Mrs. Henry q Porter. Miss A T.
Lee. Miss l.. g. EmDury Miss A. x. Nsyns Miss Mary
Booraan Miss A. A. Morris. Mrs Cen.er. Miss PorcIcr
AMI Mrs. Stewart Brown
portion OF the money required TO start this enter
prise has been raised, but more 10 desired